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Lord David Puttnam, Jeremy Irons, Adi Roche, and Dominic Casey who were awarded with honorary degrees by University College Cork on Wednesday evening. Picture Daragh McSweeney/Provision

Leading figures from film, sport and activism receive honorary degrees at UCC

Leading figures from film, sport and activism were awarded with honorary degrees by University College Cork (UCC) last night. Jeremy Irons, Adi Roche, Lord David Puttnam and Dominic Casey were all recognised for their achievements at a special ceremony in UCC’s Aula Maxima.

Chairman of UCC’s Governing Authority, Sean O’Driscoll, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath, Head of the UCC College of Business and Law Prof. Thia Hennessey, and UCC President Prof. John O'Halloran at the launch of the Economic and Societal Impact of University College Cork report. Photo: Daragh McSweeney/Provision.

UCC generates €3.2 million every day for the Irish economy

University College Cork (UCC) generates €3.2 million every day for the Irish economy, according to a new report published last night. The independently verified report, Economic and Societal Impact of University College Cork, shows that the University supports almost 1 in every 13 jobs in Cork city and county and provides a return of €6 for every €1 of state investment.

UCC PhD researcher Giorgia Anile, Founder and Director of The Toy Library, is pictured with her daughter Sophia at a toy swap event to mark the launch of The Toy Library’s Circular Christmas campaign. Photo: Clare Keogh.

Ireland’s Toy Library promotes sustainable Christmas giving

The Toy Library offers a free way for families to donate and find toys this Christmas season. A UCC researcher is encouraging families to join the ‘Circular Christmas’ movement and helping to reduce the environmental impact of toys across Ireland. The toy industry is the most plastic intensive industry in the world.

Dr Tom Birkett, Senior Lecturer in Old English and Old Norse at UCC School of English and Digital Humanities, has been awarded a €2m European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to lead research on legacy of the Vikings in Europe. Photo credit: Portia Ameyalli Cruz – UCC.

Major research to investigate legacy of the Vikings in Europe

UCC researcher to lead European-wide project investigating how ideas, misinformation and extremist narratives about the Vikings spread. Dr Birkett awarded €2m European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to lead research on the legacy of the Vikings. NorseMap will adapt large-scale citizen science mapping to the humanities.

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